The NHS graduate job crisis explained
The NHS is under pressure, yet newly qualified healthcare graduates in Wales are struggling to find work. So what's behind this growing job crisis? And what does it mean for the rest of the UK?
The NHS has long been seen as offering a clear route into employment for healthcare graduates, but across the UK newly qualified professionals are finding it increasingly difficult to secure jobs.
In Wales, no newly qualified paramedics will be offered the role they’ve trained for this year. Concerns have also been raised about employment opportunities for nurses, doctors, midwives and other healthcare graduates.
At a time when health services continue to face high demand, questions are being asked about recruitment, funding and workforce planning.
This explainer examines why some healthcare graduates are struggling to find work and what it could mean for the future of the NHS.
